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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what city are many of the poems in North and South set?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Rome.
2. What types of fish does the old man in "At the Fishhouses" catch?
(a) Codfish and bass.
(b) Salmon and bass.
(c) Codfish and herring.
(d) Salmon and herring.
3. What were the poet's initial reactions to Brazil?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Curiosity and distaste.
(c) A desire to stay for many years.
(d) Admiration.
4. In "Cape Breton," what types of animals are staring out to sea?
(a) Seagulls and puffins.
(b) Penguins and puffins.
(c) Auks and puffins.
(d) Auks and Seagulls.
5. What does the man in "The Riverman" want to be?
(a) A witch doctor.
(b) A hypnotist.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) A palm reader.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long does the poet spend in Brazil?
2. What is described in the poem "Paris, 7 A.M."?
3. What does the title character in "Manuelzinho" do?
4. What does the man in "Songs for a Colored Singer do?
5. What does the poem "Roosters" describe?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the tone of "A Cold Spring" in contrast to its subject matter?"
2. How is the writing style in "The Riverman" unlike most of Bishop's poems?
3. Why does "Arrival at Santos" end with the tour group heading toward the interior of Brazil?
4. How does Bishop feel about winter in "The Colder the Air"?
5. How are the poems in North and South devoted to morning different?
6. How does the poet frame her journey in "Over 2,000 Illustrations and a Complete Concordance"?
7. How does the title of "The Man-Moth" alter the feel of the poem?
8. Does Bishop see the ocean as ever-changing or never changing in the poems in Cold Spring?
9. How does Bishop use humor in "Manners"?
10. What is the relationship between the fisherman and the fishhouse in "At the Fishhouses"?
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